Who invests in startups in Germany
387 investors back startups in Germany: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 2,744 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (337), Helmholtz (225) and CoCo Finance (174). 65 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
investors
387
portfolio startups
2,744
of them raised in 12 months
12
accelerators
65
Investors backing startups in Germany
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 High-Tech GründerfondsAccelerator · Germany · envelio, Doinstruct, kiutra | 337 | 47 | Nov 2026 |
| HHelmholtzAccelerator · Germany · Aleph Alpha, Contexxt, Agile Robots | 225 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 CoCo FinanceVenture capital · Germany · Isar Aerospace, Choco, roadsurfer | 174 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 Bayern KapitalVenture capital · Germany · Elevatry, Finches, DRIMCO | 121 | 24 | Aug 2026 |
 IBB VenturesVenture capital · Germany · Northbound, Vara, ubitricity | 116 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 b2ventureAngel network · Switzerland · Ambio, DeepL, Join | 80 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 KIT GründerschmiedeAccelerator · Germany · emmtrix Technologies GmbH, Sliplane, Caire | 76 | 2 | May 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Datarade, Grips, ObjectBox | 73 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · N26, Taktile, i2x | 61 | 155 | Nov 2026 |
 AtlanticVenture capital · Germany · HIGHCAT, Choco, Synthflow AI | 59 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · CONUS, AccessOwl, HeyCharge | 56 | 254 | Oct 2026 |
 SpeedinvestVenture capital · Austria · Pliant, CoachHub, planqc | 54 | 31 | Oct 2026 |
 Project AVenture capital · Germany · Trade Republic, AMBOSS, Spryker | 54 | 13 | Sep 2026 |
 Max Planck InnovationAccelerator · Germany · MorphoSys, Proxima Fusion, planqc | 53 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 UVC PartnersVenture capital · Germany · Kuro, Aleph Alpha, Isar Aerospace | 51 | 15 | Sep 2026 |
 arise – Der Deep-Tech AcceleratorAccelerator · Germany · constellr, 2zero, adjusted flow | 48 | 3 | Apr 2026 |
 CapnamicVenture capital · Germany · SenseUp, Staffbase, Tanso | 47 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
| XxdeckAccelerator · Germany · accompio, Sastrify, Floy | 46 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 TU BerlinAccelerator · Germany · Typst, ai-coustics, acemate | 42 | 1 | May 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Teddy, Claro, Comet | 38 | 53 | Nov 2026 |
 RedstoneVenture capital · Germany · thermondo, Voltfang, Unchained Robotics | 38 | 16 | Sep 2026 |
 EarlybirdVenture capital · Germany · Black Forest Labs, sennder, QuantumDiamonds | 38 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 better venturesVenture capital · Germany · ABSORA, Encosa Energy, Dr. Vivien Karl | 36 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 Point NineVenture capital · Germany · Reonic, Lone Wolf Technologies, ZenML | 35 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 Bm TVenture capital · Germany · Enginsight, PDV, Spleenlab | 35 | 6 | Aug 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · HelloFresh, Choco, Staffbase | 33 | 81 | Oct 2026 |
 Cherry VenturesVenture capital · Germany · Flink, Climatiq, AUTO1 Group | 33 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 CoparionVenture capital · Germany · FastBill, Finanzguru, Grover | 33 | 2 | Sep 2026 |
 ignitionAccelerator · Germany · Sentin, Buying Journey Optimization | Pathmonk, Elona Health | 32 | – | Oct 2012 |
 BRYCK Startup AllianceAccelerator · Germany · Elona Health, 2NA FISH, Exaris Solutions | 30 | 4 | Jan 2026 |
 KfW CapitalVenture capital · Germany · Earlybird, Atlantic, HV Capital | 30 | – | – |
| SSTS VenturesVenture capital · Germany · audibene, kaufDA, Loopline Systems | 29 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 LEA Partners GmbHVenture capital · Germany · Aleph Alpha, Easybill, Chaos | 28 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 PartechVenture capital · France · Makersite, CoachHub, AMBOSS | 27 | 28 | Oct 2026 |
 AuxxoVenture capital · Germany · inne, Alpas, Emidat | 27 | 7 | May 2026 |
 BMH Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft HessenVenture capital · Germany · Wingcopter, Implify, Men Care GmbH | 27 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 Fraunhofer-GesellschaftAccelerator · Germany · Prehensio GmbH, Artesa, MotionMiners | 27 | 2 | Mar 2026 |
 D11Z. VenturesAccelerator · Germany · Cygrid, Aleph Alpha, Join | 26 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 Peak CapitalVenture capital · Netherlands · Heliad, Merantix, Bling | 26 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 HV CapitalVenture capital · Germany · roadsurfer, Solaris, ottonova | 26 | 2 | May 2026 |
The most backed startups in Germany
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 N26 | 13 |
 Proxima Fusion | 12 |
 The Exploration Company | 12 |
 Pliant | 10 |
 Black Forest Labs | 9 |
 Choco | 9 |
 RobCo | 8 |
 Quantum Systems | 8 |
 Taktile | 8 |
 LiveEO | 8 |
 Hypatos | 8 |
 Synera | 8 |
 ATMOS Space Cargo | 8 |
 n8n | 7 |
 Trade Republic | 7 |
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AI 129Software and SaaS 124Fintech 87Energy and climate 74Healthtech 66Manufacturing 64Mobility and logistics 42E-commerce 39Cybersecurity 33Edtech 31Hardware 30Biotech 27Proptech 27Data and analytics 22Robotics 21Consumer goods 21IT 20Deep tech 20Food and beverage 20Travel 18Agritech 18Sales and marketing tech 15Crypto and Web3 12Consumer electronics 12Media and entertainment 12Space 11
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Who invests in startups in Germany?
387 investors back startups in Germany: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 2,744 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (337), Helmholtz (225) and CoCo Finance (174). 65 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for Germany when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0